'Phalanger' definitions:

Definition of 'phalanger'

From: WordNet
noun
Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails [syn: phalanger, opossum, possum]

Definition of 'Phalanger'

From: GCIDE
  • Phalanger \Pha*lan"ger\, n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See Phalanx.] (Zool.) Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistid[ae]. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See {Flying phalanger}, under Flying. [1913 Webster]

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